Kate Obenshain

Katehas been involved with Young America’s Foundation since her days as a student at the University of Virginia. While UVA, she edited the campus conservative newspaper and organized a state-wide rally in support of America’s troops.

She has served on the Foundation’ s staff in several key capacities, including director of program development, director of lectures, and vice president. She previously served on the Foundation’s board of directors from 2004 to 2008.

Kate is the author of Divider in Chief: The Fraud of Hope and Change. A popular speaker and commentator on national television and radio shows, Kate has spent her career championing expanded liberty in America, and impressing upon young people an understanding of the blessings of freedom.

Kate has been speaking on college campuses for 24 years, has appeared on Fox News, CNBC, and MSNBC, has written for numerous publications and been on hundreds of radio shows. She has appeared regularly on Fox New’s The O’Reilly Factor and Hannity.

Kate served as chairman of the Virginia GOP from 2003 to 2006 when she led the fight against tax increases and the expanding role of government; as advisor to former governor George Allen, and as his Senate chief of staff; and as vice chairman of the Virginia State Council for Higher Education.

In 2004, she founded the Jennifer Byler Institute, a leadership training program for women in Virginia.

She is currently a member of the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute’s Board of Director and Young America’s Foundation’s Alumni Board, having formerly served on the Steamship Institute’s Advisory Board and the NRA’s National School Shield Advisory Board.

Kate is a regular speaker for gatherings—civic, corporate, educational, and religious—all across the country, and is known for her inspirational style.

She is also a writer, blogger and small business owner. Her most treasured role, however, is that of mother to six children. Currently, she resides in Charlottesville, Virginia with her husband and children.